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Oamites

Producer in Namibia with commodities Copper, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Ownership information
  15. Production statistics
  16. Reserves and resources
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10081097
MRDS ID W032799
Record type Site
Current site name Oamites

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 17.08484, -22.94686 (WGS84)
Elevation 1700
Relative position 42 KM SOUTH OF WINDHOEK

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Namibia(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Namibia

Comments on the location information

  • OAMITES-KAMZWAS DEPOSITS ARE 2.3 KM W OF OAMITES

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Chalcocite Ore
Covellite Ore
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore
Pyrrhotite Ore
Sphalerite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Rock unit name Hakos Subgrp; Marble; Quartzite, Schist;Oamites Formationn: Ore Zone; Qtzite And Cgl;Kamtsas Formationn: Qtzite And Cgl; Oldest
    Rock description Hakos Subgrp; Marble; Quartzite, Schist;Oamites Formationtn: Ore Zone; Qtzite And Cgl;Kamtsas Formationtn: Qtzite And Cgl; Oldest
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) 17.08484, -22.94686
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Zambian Copperbelt

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Width 30M
    Depth to top 0M
    Depth to bottom 400M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Marine-Terrestrial Transition Zone

Comments on the geologic information

  • THREEROCK UNITS PART OF DAMARA SUPERGROUP

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1900
Discoverer German Colonists
Year of first production 1971

Mining district

District name Zambian Copperbelt

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Oamites Mining Co. Pty. Ltd.

Production statistics

  • Year 1977
    Material ORE CU AU
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^Cu Is 1.33 %
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Copper Copper 1wt-pct

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1977
    Demonstrated 2012000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.22 wt-pct Copper Major 1977
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1976
    Total resources 61000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.33 wt-pct Copper Major 1976
    Silver Ag 12.3 g/mt Silver Minor 1976

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • E/MJ 1978

Comments on development

  • MILL.CAP: 648 ; ECON.YEAR: 1977 ; ECON.COM: MINE, CONCENTRATOR ? VERY FINE GRAINED SULFIDES

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LEE AND GLENISTER, 1976, CORRFLATE OAMITES STRATIGRAPHY TO KATANGA SYSTEM (ZAMBA?). ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1980 Gassaway, Judith S. U.S. Geological Survey

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